Rico Zulkarnain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rico Iskandar Arifin Zulkarnain | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Wales | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2007 | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | PILL FC | ||
| 2013–2014 | Taff's Well | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cardiff | ||
| 2015 | IPC Pelindo II | ||
| 2016 | Fitzroy | ||
| 2017 | IPC Pelindo II | ||
| 2017 | Permata Indah Manokwari | ||
| 2017 | Pahang Rangers | ||
| 2017–2018 | Mumbai Warriors | ||
| 2023 | Pendekar United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013– | Wales (futsal)[1][2] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rico Zulkarnain (born 8 November 1989) is a Wales futsal player.[3]
Career
In 2015, Rico's move to Indonesia stems from the media containing his desire to play professionally in Indonesia.[4] His desire was welcomed by FC Libido Bandung and IPC Pelindo II.[5] Rico finally chose to join Pelindo II.[6] He officially became part of the Pelindo squad and made history as the first Welsh player to sign a professional futsal contract in the Indonesia Pro Futsal League.[6] With his club, he successfully won the 2015 Futsal Super League title.[7]
Rico moved to Australia and played in the Australian futsal league with Fitzroy FC.[8]
Personal life
Born in Wales, Rico is of Indonesian descent.[9]
References
- ^ This Futsal Goal is So Incredible That it Cannot Be Named vice.com
- ^ 'Gareth Bale of futsal' spearheads Wales bid bbc.com
- ^ Newport futsal star Rico Zulkarnain speaks about his career northwalesargus.co.uk
- ^ Maulana, Rissalah. "Pemain Futsal Wales Keturunan Indonesia Ini Berhasrat Main Di FSL 2015". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal! (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ Maulana, Rissalah. "Rico Zulkarnain Pemain Timnas Futsal Wales Ditaksir Tim-tim FSL 2015". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal! (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ a b Robert. "Pelindo Resmi Rekrut Pemain Timnas Wales, Rico Zulkarnain". Bolalob - Situsnya Anak Futsal! (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "IPC Pelindo Juara Indonesia Futsal League 2015 - Goal.com". Goal.com (in Indonesian). 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "FAW / Rico Zulkarnain Eager for Futsal Home Nations kick off". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Keren! Pemain Futsal Keturunan Indonesia Ini Dijuluki Media Asing sebagai Gareth Bale dari Futsal" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 August 2025.